James Wellborn[a] Starnes (July 19, 1817 – June 30, 1863) was a North Carolinian planter and an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.[2] He was appointed colonel of the 4th Tennessee Cavalry, and commanded a brigade under Bedford Forest.[2] In one genealogical source he is called a general.[1]
James W. Starnes | |
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| Born | July 19, 1817 Wilkes County, North Carolina, US |
| Died | June 30, 1863 (aged 45) near Spring Hill, Tennessee |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} Confederate States of America |
| Branch |  Confederate States Army |
| Rank |  Colonel |
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edit- Allardice, Bruce S. (2008). Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register. Columbia and London: University of Missouri Press. p. 355.
- Van Wagenen, Avis Stearns (1983). Genealogy and Memoirs of Charles and Nathaniel Stearns, and Their Descendants. United States of America: Courier Printing Company. p. 131.
Further reading
edit- Bradley, Michael R. (2013). "Appendix A". The Raiding Winter. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company. p. 157.
- Brown, Myers E. II (2011). Tennessee's Confederates. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 56.
- Guild, George B. (1913). A Brief Narrative of the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Wheeler's Corps, Army of Tennessee. Nashville, TN. pp. 19–20, 247–249.
- Tullos, Tom (Spring 1992). "History of Genl. James Wellborn Starnes of Williamson County". Warwick, Richard; Manning, Ed (eds.). Williamson County Historical Society Journal, no. 22. pp. 71–83.
- Warwick, Rich, ed. (2010). "Portraits of Williamson County, continued". Williamson County Historical Society Journal, no. 41. p. 51.